John W. Allen (ethnomycologist)
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Born | Chicago, Illinois | October 8, 1942
Subject | Ethnomycology |
John W. Allen (born October 8, 1942) is an American ethnomycologist, lecturer, and author. He is the namesake of the mushroom species Psilocybe allenii. He is the first to harvest several other psychoactive mushroom species, including Psilocybe samuiensis.
Notable work
Allen is the author of Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest by Mushroom John, a 24-page booklet printed in Seattle and originally sold for $1.75 in 1976. While the pamphlet has been reprinted several times, the original printing, which was purple and limited to only five, has since become rare and collectible. His second publication was the Safe-Pik Mushroom Identification Guide. Allen authored the article "Wasson's First Voyage: The Rediscovery of Entheogenic Mushrooms" in the October 1987 issue of High Times magazine.
Personal life
Allen currently resides in Washington state where he continues to publish articles and research on psychoactive plants and fungi.
Publicatons
- Magic Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (1976). Psilly Publications and RaverBooks.
- Safe-Pik Mushroom Identification Guide (1980).
- Magic Mushrooms of the Hawaiian Islands (1998). Psilly Publications and RaverBooks.
- Teonanácatl: Ancient and Shamanic Mushroom Names of Mesoamerica and Other Regions of the World (1997). Psilly Publications and RaverBooks.
- Magic Mushrooms of Australia and New Zealand (1999).
- Magic Mushrooms in Some Third World Countries (1999). Psilly Publications and RaverBooks.
- Psilocybian Mushroom Cultivation: A Brief History Regarding the Contemporary Cultivation, Marketing and Use of Psilocybin Fungi (2001). Psilly Publications.
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